The most beautiful natural sites to discover Brésil Nordeste

The beaches of João Pessoa, less known than those of the other north-eastern states, are no less beautiful.

The beach bars and kiosks are located in Tambaú. If you walk along the pavement, you will reach Cabo Branco, a quieter and nicer beach for swimming. From Tambaú there are boat trips to the quieter beaches in the area.

Praia do Seixas, 13 km from João Pessoa, is the easternmost point of the continent: Africa is only a few thousand kilometres away.

You can also try Pitimbu and its tormented coconut trees.

The Praia Pataxo is without doubt one of the most beautiful in the country. Clear sand, translucent waters and coconut trees as far as the eye can see make up the decor. For the moment, the place is spared by mass tourism. There are no groups coming from Maceió to spend the day there, the beach is rather quiet and not very populated. During low tides, natural pools are formed and the swimming is irresistible. If you stay there during the day, bring something to eat and drink (restaurants only in the pousadas Xue and Patacho).

The natural pools are one of the major tourist attractions of the Alagoas coastal fringe. Natural pools 1 km from the coast are formed at low tide. They can be reached by jangada, a kind of boat, here with motor, in 15 minutes. The waters are translucent and the place is not invaded by tourists. It really feels like diving into waters forgotten by civilization. Take a mask and a snorkel to dive near the reefs. The best ones are in Praia do Toque and São Miguel.

There is in fact not one but two parks dedicated to sculptures in Recife. The first one is located near the Recife shopping mall, where the consumer society finds a place to reflect. In a park of 19,000 square meters, one can admire the works of 39 Brazilian artists, such as Lula Cardoso Ayres, Corbiniano Lins or Evêncio and of course, the works of Francisco Brennand. The second space dedicated to sculpture is the one in the port of Recife, which can be reached by boat from the "marco Zero". All the works are by Brennand.

You can admire the famous lagoon immortalized by the songs of Caetano Veloso or Dorival Caymmi. At the Abaété lagoon fishermen raise their nets by singing in the morning, but the place lost its charm (neither lavandiers nor feasts) and would even have become ill-famed, which makes us a very found morality: we cannot be and have been!